November 2021

Daniel Saffer's article on osteoarthritis treatments is the winner of the 2024 ECP Writing Prize. 

Nanthana Gunathilagan is the runner up for the 2024 ECP Writing Prize. Judges felt her detailed article on bioprospecting put a spotlight on an important topic.

Pharmacology Matters editors Taichi Ochi and Hannah Roughley look at Semaglutide, more widely known as Ozempic, its mechanism of action and recent rise in popularity among celebrities and the wider public.

Editor-in-Chief Prof Steve Tucker and Managing Editor Chloe Gynne outline the upcoming changes to how BPS content is published, and how you can get involved.

The BPS Events team talk about how they organised a world congress, and how their learnings will inform the delegate experience at Pharmacology 2024.

Joshua Dignam and Rosemary Gaw offer some tips to anyone looking to develop their confidence and skills when it comes to communicating your research.

Members of BPS' Council team explore the ways in which membership can use their voice and skills to enhance the work being done at the Society.

Almost everyone now knows about endorphins, brain neurotransmitters whose release is invariably invoked when someone is describing the sensation of pleasure. But few know that the first endorphins were isolated and characterised at the Unit for Research on Addictive Drugs (URAD) in Aberdeen, Scotland way back in 1975.

Submit your articles to the fifth Early Career Pharmacologists Writing Competition, which could see your work pubished in the next issue of Pharmacology Matters.

Dr Aisah Aubdool interviews Dr Nilima Arun Kshirsagar about how she started her academic career, her current research, and her tips for networking.

Bharath Srinivasan explains how he pulled together the Binding Kinetics and Mechanistic PK/PD Modelling in Early Drug Discovery meeting, which took place in Cambridge in early 2023.

BPS Head of Journals Publishing Charles Whalley explores how open access is transforming our Society journals.